Chinese Orbital Launch Vehicles

[skywatcher]

This thread is dedicated to Chinese rockets in honor of the 150th consecutive launch success and the 480th orbital launch of the Long March rocket family today.

A Long March 2D rocket launched Yaogan-36 satellites 27 July 2023.
This was China's 31st orbital launch this year and the 150th consecutive launch success of the Long March rocket family.

 

[skywatcher]

This thread is dedicated to Chinese rockets in honor of the 150th consecutive launch success and the 480th orbital launch of the Long March rocket family today.

A Long March 2D rocket launched Yaogan-36 satellites 27 July 2023.
This was China's 31st orbital launch this year and the 150th consecutive launch success of the Long March rocket family.


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Rockets from the Long March family have accumulated a total of 480 launches as of 27 July 2023. Of these, 462 were successful, 10 were failures, and 8 were partial failures. The cumulative success rate is 96.3%.

For a full list of Long March launches, visit:

List of Long March launches - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[skywatcher]

Size comparison of the Long March 2C, Zhuque-2 and the Long March 5.

 

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Variation of Long March 5 payload faring

 

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Long March 5 with all the CSS modules

 

[skywatcher]

Space Pioneer LOX/RP-1 Tianlong-3

Tianlong-3 is the largest private Chinese rocket with a payload capacity of 17 t to LEO as of June 2023.
First orbital flight Tianlong-3 is targeted for May 2024.

Space Pioneer is a private Chinese space launch company, which now owns two liquid rockets, the Tianlong-2(active) and the Tianlong-3(in development).

 

[skywatcher]

Size comparison of the Long March 2C, Zhuque-2 and the Long March 5.

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Land Space Zhuque-2

Zhuque-2 is a LOX/CH4 fueled rocket with a payload capacity of 6 t to LEO.

Land Space is the largest private Chinese space launch company, which now owns one liquid rocket Zhuque-2(active)

 

[Indx TechStyle]

@skywatcher Keep this thread restricted to list and variants/modifications/past & future of Chinese orbital rockets.
Don't guide it towards launch updates as we already have a thread for that.

 

[skywatcher]

@skywatcher Keep this thread restricted to list and variants/modifications/past & future of Chinese orbital rockets.
Don't guide it towards launch updates as we already have a thread for that.

Definitely. This is what this thread is used for.

Galactic Energy Pallas-1

Pallas-1 is a LOX/RP-1 fueled rocket with a payload capacity of 5 t to LEO.
Its first flight is targeted for Q4 2024

Galactic Energy is a private Chinese space launch company, which now owns the Ceres-1(active) and the Pallas-1(in development)

 

[Blademaster]

Space Pioneer LOX/RP-1 Tianlong-3

Tianlong-3 is the largest private Chinese rocket with a payload capacity of 17 t to LEO as of June 2023.
First orbital flight Tianlong-3 is targeted for May 2024.
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Space Pioneer is a private Chinese space launch company, which now owns two liquid rockets, the Tianlong-2(active) and the Tianlong-3(in development).

this is a very similar copy to Falcon 9. Can it land like Falcon 9?

 

[skywatcher]

i-Space LOX/CH4 Hyperbola-3

Hyperbola-3 is a LOX/CH4 fueled rocket with a payload capacity of 13.7 t to LEO.
Its first orbital flight is scheduled for 2025.

i-Space is a private Chinese space launch company, which now owns two rockets the Hyperbola-1(active) and the Hyperbola-3(in development)

 

[skywatcher]

All current and future Chinese orbital launch vehicles(as of July 2023)

Active:
CASC Long March: CZ-2C,CZ-2D,CZ-2F,CZ-3A,CZ-3B/E,CZ-3C,CZ-4B,CZ-4C,CZ-5,CZ-5B,CZ-6,CZ-6A,CZ-7,CZ-7A,CZ-8,CZ-11
CASC Smart Dragon: SD-1,SD-3
CASIC Kuaizhou: KZ-1A,KZ-11
CASIC Kaituozhe:KTZ-2
CAS Space Kinetica: Kinetica-1
Land Space Zhuque: Zhuque-2
Space Pioneer Tianlong: Tianlong-2
Galactic Energy Ceres: Ceres-1
i-Space Hyperbola: Hyperbola-1

In development(first orbital flight):
CASC Long March: CZ-6C(Q3 2023),CZ-8G(June 2024),CZ-10A(2026), CZ-10(2027),CZ-9(2030)
OrienSpace Gravity: Gravity-1(Q4 2023), Gravity-2(2025)
Space Pioneer Tianlong: Tianlong-3(May 2024)
Rocket Pie Darwin: Darwin-2(Q3 2024)
Galactic Energy Pallas: Pallas-1(Q4 2024)
Deep Blue Aerospace Nebula: Nebula-1(Q4 2024)
Land Space Zhuque: Zhuque-3(2025)
CAS Space Kinetica: Kinetica-3(2025)
Space Epoch XZY: XZY-1(2025)
i-Space Hyperbola: Hyperbola-3(2025)
Nayuta Space Space Chaser: Space Chaser I(2025)
AAEngine AX: AX-1(2025)
LinkSpace Newline:Newline-1(2025)

Q: Does China really need so many rockets?

 

[skywatcher]

All current and future Chinese orbital launch vehicles(as of July 2023)

Active:
CASC Long March: CZ-2C,CZ-2D,CZ-2F,CZ-3A,CZ-3B/E,CZ-3C,CZ-4B,CZ-4C,CZ-5,CZ-5B,CZ-6,CZ-6A,CZ-7,CZ-7A,CZ-8,CZ-11
CASC Smart Dragon: SD-1,SD-3
CASIC Kuaizhou: KZ-1A,KZ-11
CASIC Kaituozhe:KTZ-2
CAS Space Kinetica: Kinetica-1
Land Space Zhuque: Zhuque-2
Space Pioneer Tianlong: Tianlong-2
Galactic Energy Ceres: Ceres-1
i-Space Hyperbola: Hyperbola-1

In development(first orbital flight):
CASC Long March: CZ-6C(Q3 2023),CZ-8G(June 2024),CZ-10A(2026), CZ-10(2027),CZ-9(2030)
OrienSpace Gravity: Gravity-1(Q4 2023), Gravity-2(2025)
Space Pioneer Tianlong: Tianlong-3(May 2024)
Rocket Pie Darwin: Darwin-2(Q3 2024)
Galactic Energy Pallas: Pallas-1(Q4 2024)
Deep Blue Aerospace Nebula: Nebula-1(Q4 2024)
Land Space Zhuque: Zhuque-3(2025)
CAS Space Kinetica: Kinetica-3(2025)
Space Epoch XZY: XZY-1(2025)
i-Space Hyperbola: Hyperbola-3(2025)
Nayuta Space Space Chaser: Space Chaser I(2025)
AAEngine AX: AX-1(2025)
LinkSpace Newline:Newline-1(2025)

Q: Does China really need so many rockets?View attachment 216246

44 types of rockets in total

 

[skywatcher]

Long March 4C rocket completes 100th orbital flight today